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Plural of consort

regular plural

The plural of consort is consorts.

Forms of consort

Singularconsort /ˈkɒnsɔːt/
Pluralconsorts
Countablecountable and uncountable

Consorts in a sentence

  • However as it appears in the Tractarian milieu, it consorts with four very Tractarian thoughts.1990, Donald Peterson, Wittgenstein’s Early Philosophy: Three Sides of the Mirror, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry Tractarian
  • Portraying the tsaritsy as exemplars of Muscovite femininity and consorts of powerful tsars did not increase the powers granted them by custom.2012, Barbara Evans Clements, A History of Women in Russia: From Earliest Times to the Present, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry tsaritsa
  • It has never been worn by a male sovereign, for on her death Victoria bequeathed it to her daughter-in-law, Alexandra, and after her to successive queens consorts.2000, Katherine Prior, John Adamson, Maharajas’ Jewels, Assouline, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry queen consort

Meaning of consort

  1. noun The spouse of a monarch.
  2. noun A husband, wife, companion or partner.
  3. noun An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.

Full definition of consort

Questions about the plural of consort

What is the plural of consort?
The plural of consort is consorts.
Is consort countable?
Consort is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consort (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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